media scrutiny

Robert MacLean had leaked information to the news media about aviation safety, only after his supervisors ignored him. He was fired, but the information led to the Department of Homeland Security deciding not to cut air marshals’ presence on overnight flights.

With the recurring breakdown of corporate governance “checks and balances” and the decline in the public’s trust of traditional modes of corporate governance, heightened scrutiny of corporations has become the new normal in corporate America.

Gathering information, particularly from witnesses, can be an elaborate production. Often the casting and the setting dictate the success of the endeavor; other times mood and tempo drive the outcome. As the investigator, it is incumbent upon you to carefully consider the known personal characteristics and temperament of the witness...